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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 16
ATTORNEY GENERAL
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16.02 Appointment of person to act in case of disability of Attorney General.—In case of the disability of the Attorney General to perform any official duty devolving on him or her, by reason of interest or otherwise, the Governor or Attorney General of this state may appoint another person to perform such duty in the Attorney General’s stead.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2, 1845; RS 85a; GS 88; RGS 102; CGL 126; s. 46, ch. 95-147.

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Cases Citing Statute 16.02

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United States v. Palomino Garcia, 606 F.3d 1317 (11th Cir. 2010).

Cited 149 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 10380, 2010 WL 2011038

Code; 2 Wayne R. LaFave, Substantive Criminal Law § 16.2(d) (2d ed.2003); and various state statutes and
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E.K. Wilcox, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. J. Paul Ford, Warden, Cross-Appellee, 813 F.2d 1140 (11th Cir. 1987).

Cited 64 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 4420

or abets the commission of the crime. O.C.G.A. § 16-2-20. 5 . See discussion
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United States v. Lanza, 341 F. Supp. 405 (M.D. Fla. 1972).

Cited 43 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14400

...The Attorney General may be required to report to the Governor concerning the performance of his official duties. Const., Art. IV, Sec. 1(a); he is third in the order of gubernatorial succession, Fla.Stat. § 14.055, F.S.A.; in the event of his disability the Governor may appoint a person to perform his duties, Fla.Stat. § 16.02, F.S.A....
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Freddie Davis, Cross-Appellant v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Respondent- Cross-Appellee, 829 F.2d 1522 (11th Cir. 1987).

Cited 36 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

making him guilty as a principal under O.C.G.A. § 16-2-20. 7 The judge gave the appropriate
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Douglas v. State, 328 So. 2d 18 (Fla. 1976).

Cited 33 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

[1] U.S.Const. Amend. VI; Fla. Const., art. I, § 16. [2] 64 Fla. 437, 60 So. 118 (1912). [3] The continuing
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Investacorp, Inc. v. Arabian Inv. Banking Corp. (Investcorp) E. C., 931 F.2d 1519 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 26 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

COMPETITION § 16:1 (2d ed. 1984). . Id. . Id. at § 16:2. . Id. . American Television, 810 F.2d at 1548
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Tho Van Huynh v. Stacy L. King, Warden, 95 F.3d 1052 (11th Cir. 1996).

Cited 24 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

of this discussion. 8 . O.C.G.A. § 16-2-20 provides, in relevant part: (a) Every
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Cnty. of Hillsborough v. Price, 149 So. 2d 912 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963).

Cited 20 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

untagged vicious dogs" and that Article III, Section 16[2] of the Constitution of Florida, F.S.A. required
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Laboratorios Roldan, C. Por A. v. Tex Int'l, Inc., 902 F. Supp. 1555 (S.D. Fla. 1995).

Cited 19 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14165, 1995 WL 574855

...rst user of the trademark and trade dress in the United States. "The cases are legion to the effect that for inherently distinctive marks, ownership is governed by priority of use." 2 J. Thomas McCarthy, McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 16.02(1)(a) at 16-4 & n....
...307 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 254 U.S. 639, 41 S.Ct. 13, 65 L.Ed. 451 (1920). Who actually distributes the product to the end user is irrelevant; what is relevant is who was the actor that placed the product with the mark into commerce. McCarthy, supra, § 16.02(1)(b) at 16-6....
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United States v. Tori K. Collins, 854 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. 2017).

Cited 15 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2017 WL 1488236, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 7389

(1) crimes of violence, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 16; (2) “offensefs] against property,” including those
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Precision Tune Auto Care, Inc. v. Radcliffe, 815 So. 2d 708 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).

Cited 14 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 662682

contract to which Florida law did not apply. Section 16.2 of the contract provided for attorney's fees
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Jacksonville Newspaper Printing Pressmen & Assistants' Union No. 57 v. Florida Publ'g Co., 340 F. Supp. 993 (M.D. Fla. 1972).

Cited 14 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 80 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2286, 16 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 972, 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14070

breach of contract. The defendant contends that Section #16(2)[2] of the written contract provides the procedure
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Smith v. State, 404 So. 2d 167 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

trial adverse witnesses... ." Fla. Const., Art. I, § 16. [2] This approach is in agreement with the Federal
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Williams v. Mohawk Indus., Inc., 465 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 2006).

Cited 8 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 180 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2710, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 24306, 2006 WL 2742005

argument, which Mohawk makes here, that O.C.G.A. § 16-2-22, which places limits on corporate criminal liability
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Foster v. State, 596 So. 2d 1099 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1992 WL 41471

(1946). [15] Id. at § 599, and § 812.13(1), Fla. Stat. [16] 2 Burdick at § 599a. If the force or violence
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Shirley Williams v. Mohawk Indus., Inc., 411 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2005).

Cited 6 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 177 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2550, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 10710, 2005 WL 1355512

liable under RICO, Georgia courts look to O.C.G.A. § 16-2-22. See Cobb County, 460 S.E.2d at 521
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United States v. Aisenberg, 247 F. Supp. 2d 1272 (M.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 6 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2496, 2003 WL 403071

...nless those claims were interrelated or connected with the compensable claims ...." 1 Robert L. Rossi, Attorneys' Fees § 10:4 (3d ed.2001) (summarizing pertinent cases); see also 2 Mary Francis Derfner & Arthur D. Wolfe, Court Awarded Attorney Fees § 16.02 (1998) (summarizing pertinent cases)....
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BE & K, INC. v. Seminole Kraft Corp., 583 So. 2d 361 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 6113, 1991 WL 115136

policy (limits and coverage to be as specified in Section 16.2) to be provided by Contractor in the name of
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Int'l Aircraft Recovery, L.L.C. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Aircraft, 218 F.3d 1255 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2000 A.M.C. 2345, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 16683, 2000 WL 977396

Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law § 16-2 (2d ed.1994). Raising sunken craft and property
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Elec. Mach. Enter., Inc. v. Hunt Constr. Grp., Inc. (In Re Elec. Mach. Enter., Inc.), 416 B.R. 801 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2009).

Cited 5 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 77, 2009 Bankr. LEXIS 2374, 2009 WL 2710266

Contract does address the issue of clean-up costs. Section 16.2 of the Trade Contract requires HCC to provide
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Stringer v. Katzell, 695 So. 2d 369 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1997 WL 90851

litigation." Padovano, Florida Appellate Practice § 16.2 (1988). Appellate costs under rule 9.400(a) are
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Seymour v. State, 738 So. 2d 984 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 462102

Const.Amends. VI and XIV; Fla. Const. Art. I, § 16. [2] Mr. Seymour's trial counsel also filed a motion
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MQ v. State, 818 So. 2d 615 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 1072074

[1] U.S. Const. amend. VI; Fla. Const., art. I, § 16. [2] Orders rendered in these earlier proceedings
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S. Broadcast Grp., LLC v. Gem Broad., Inc., 145 F. Supp. 2d 1316 (M.D. Fla. 2001).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7386, 2001 WL 617629

These remedies, however, are not exclusive. Section 16.2 of the APA provides: If either party believes
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Int'l Aircraft v. Unidentified Wrecked, 218 F.3d 1255 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Thomas J. Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law § 16-2 (2d ed. 1994). Raising sunken craft and property
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Solomon v. Liberty Cnty. Comrs., 166 F.3d 1135 (11th Cir. 1999).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

(emphasis added). Although section 16 2 plaintiffs bear the burden
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Shirley Williams v. Mohawk Indus., Inc., 411 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2006).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

argument, which Mohawk makes here, that O.C.G.A. § 16-2-22, which places
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Atl. Bridge Co. v. Atl. Coast Line R., 56 F.2d 163 (S.D. Fla. 1932).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1932 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1020

R. Co. et al., 159 I. C. C. 287. See 49 USCA § 16 (2). The only issue in the case is as to which of
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Huynh v. King (11th Cir. 1996).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

the evidence presented at 8 O.C.G.A. § 16-2-20 provides, in relevant part: (a)
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Kameron Butler v. Charlene Smith (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Apr 20, 2023

ex- pected to be injured thereby.” Id. § 16-2-1(b). Based on the relevant information
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Kameron Butler v. Charlene Smith (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Apr 20, 2023

ex- pected to be injured thereby.” Id. § 16-2-1(b). Based on the relevant information
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Fhr Tb, LLC v. Tb Isle Resort, Lp., 865 F. Supp. 2d 1172 (S.D. Fla. 2011).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2011 WL 4914715, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155752

is not in “Material Default,” as defined in Section 16.2. See Id. at §§ 2.1, 2.2. Therefore, Fairmont
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Citrus Cnty. Hosp. Bd., etc. v. Citrus Mem'l Health Found., Inc., etc., 150 So. 3d 1102 (Fla. 2014).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 697, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 3322, 2014 WL 5856370

bylaws (including those currently in effect) — section 16(2); (ii) require the Foundation to amend its articles
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Franklin P. Jones v. State of Florida, 271 So. 3d 1042 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

see also Fla. Const., art. I, § 16. 2 Although a criminal defendant
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United States v. Luis Palomino Garcia (11th Cir. 2010).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

30 2 Wayne R. LaFave, Substantive Criminal Law § 16.2(d) (2d ed. 2003); and various state statutes and
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Klayman v. Freedom's Watch, Inc., 765 F. Supp. 2d 1348 (S.D. Fla. 2008).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119706, 2008 WL 8251629

T. McCarthy, Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 16:2 (2d ed. 1984)). Marks are generally classified
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City of Miami v. Emilio Tomas Gonzalez (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

7 See City of Miami, Ordinance No. 14376, § 16‑2 (Miami City Comm’n June 26, 2025). 8 Despite
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Kandyce McPherson v. Killyah Samuel (Fla. 4th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

Philip J. Padovano, Florida Appellate Practice § 16.2 (1988)). Stringer has been cited multiple times
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Angram Bus. Servs., Inc. v. City of Waterbury (In re Angram Bus. Servs., Inc.), 250 B.R. 144 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2000).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 243, 2000 Bankr. LEXIS 730

as valid a forum selection clause, found in Section 16.2(b) of the agreement, stating that the parties
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City of Miami v. Meynarez, 546 So. 2d 771 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1702, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 4090, 1989 WL 78318

conferred by those same rules and regulations in section 16.2.3 Summarizing, Meynarez enjoyed a protected
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Coach House Restaurant, Inc. v. Coach & Six Restaurants, Inc., 934 F.2d 1549 (11th Cir. 1991).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

J. McCarthy, TRADEMARKS AND UNFAIR COMPETITION § 16:2 (2d. ed. 1984). . Id. . American Television
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R.I.D.C. Indus. Dev. Fund v. Snyder, 387 F. Supp. 466 (M.D. Fla. 1975).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 17 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1324, 1975 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14432

Supp. 649 (D.Mont.1966) ; 1 Collier, Bankruptcy, § 16.02 at 1525 (14th ed. 1964). The bankruptcy court is
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Rainey Muoka Mutua v. U.S. Attorney Gen. (11th Cir. 2022).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

child in the second degree. See S.C. Code Ann. § 16-2-655(B)(1). The case proceeded to trial and resulted
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Michael T. Byrne v. Camran Nezhat, M.D., 261 F.3d 1075 (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 50 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1350, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 18343

not violate the Georgia RICO statute. O.C.G.A. § 16-2-22(a)(2); Cobb County v. Jones Group,
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Michael T. Byrne v. Camran Nezhat, M.D., 261 F.3d 1075 (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

not violate the Georgia RICO statute. O.C.G.A. § 16-2-22(a)(2); Cobb County v. Jones Group, 460 S.E.2d
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United States v. Roosevelt Coats, III (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Georgia has a “party to a crime” statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-2- 20, and he was convicted under that statute as
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Bean v. Univ. of Miami, 252 So. 3d 810 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

2008 WL 977179, at *6 (“Section 16 2.05 is entitled “Standard

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